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Pontiff's brother denies report that Pope planned to visit US in 2026 (NBC 5 Chicago)
Posted on 04/24/2026 22:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
NBC 5 Chicago reported:
There are no revealed plans for Pope Leo to visit the U.S. any time soon, but was there a time when plans fell through because of the acrimony espoused by the president? Prevost says no.
“I think one thing that has to be made clear is when some newscaster announced that the Pope canceled a trip to the United States. That’s not true,” he said. “At no time, was the Pope planning a trip the United States this year.”
The Pontiff is scheduled to deliver a livestream talk to Americans on July 3, when he receives the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center.
White House to Bring Back Firing Squads as Pope Leo XIV Calls for US Death Penalty to Be Abolished
Posted on 04/24/2026 22:01 PM (The Daily Register)
New Westminster archbishop elected president of bishops' conference (Diocese of Westminster)
Posted on 04/24/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Moth succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, his predecessor in Westminster, who has led the episcopal conference since 2009.
“For me, mission is very much a priority: a mission grounded in prayer and our celebration of the liturgy, and a mission that enables us to bring the light of the Gospel and the peace of Christ to the world in which we live,” said Archbishop Moth.
Buenos Aires archbishop laments polarization (OSV News)
Posted on 04/24/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“More than ever, Argentina needs that culture of encounter the Pope spoke about so often,” Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva preached on April 21. “Let’s see when we’re going to stop looking at each other as enemies. We’re not even able to sit in the same church pew,”
On the anniversary, President Javier Milei called the late Pontiff the “most important Argentine in history.”
USCCB files Supreme Court brief in Ohio religious-freedom case (USCCB)
Posted on 04/24/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Religious freedom is not a privilege to be rationed by administrative gatekeepers,” the USCCB noted in its brief, filed on April 10 and published yesterday on the USCCB’s website. “It is a constitutional right that federal courts are obliged to protect as soon as the government threatens to burden it.”
The brief explained:
Daniel Grand is a Jewish man who opened his home for prayer. The City of University Heights responded by ordering him to stop in cease-and-desist letter. That cease-and-desist letter was not an invitation to negotiate; it was a credible threat of enforcement against constitutionally and statutorily protected religious exercise.
Two attorneys for the law firm First and Fourteenth prepared the brief.
Vatican official, in US, emphasizes importance of liturgical prayer, beauty (OSV News)
Posted on 04/24/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Fisichella said that liturgical beauty is essential “in order to evoke in every believer the supreme reality of encounter with the mystery of God.”
Coalition Letter Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Defunding of Abortion Industry
Posted on 04/24/2026 21:03 PM (The Daily Register)
Connecticut Diocese Debuts ‘Maria,’ an AI Fundraising Personality ‘Rooted in the Church’s Mission’
Posted on 04/24/2026 19:17 PM (The Daily Register)
UK Pro-Life Groups Hail ‘Great Victory’ as Assisted-Suicide Legislation Fails
Posted on 04/24/2026 19:13 PM (The Daily Register)